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Munetaka Murakami ripped a ball down the right-field line in the sixth inning against the Angels and raced to second for his first major-league double. "It was going to come sooner or later, so I’m really happy about the double result," he said through an interpreter.

Murakami has been more accustomed to hitting the ball over the fence, which he continued to do on Monday.

Murakami and Miguel Vargas hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, leading the White Sox to a 6-0 victory. Murakami matched Aaron Judge of the Yankees for the major-league lead with his 14th home run, a two-run blast to center field against Angels starter José Soriano.

"He continues to impress you with the power, " manager Will Venable said. "We saw a double today, which was also great. And yeah, he obviously has tremendous power, puts himself in a really good position to get to that power by making good swing decisions."

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